DAWNE L PELL

**B WEST GLENWOOD DRIVE

CAMP HILL, PA 17011

717-***-****

Cell – 717-***-****

CAREER OBJECTIVE: Seeking a rewarding career within an organization that expects attention to detail and provides a clear path to career advancement, while always gaining knowledge to enhance my career. WORK EXPERIENCE

May 06 – Present PROGRAM CONTROL OFFICER

COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION (CSC), Camp Hill, PA

Managing various services/projects/contracts including month end close, funding, revenue recognition, accruals, forecasts, budgets, project status reports, cost funding reports, pricing, invoice review and coding, and labor corrections for the Commercial and Government business.

Responsible for supplying Program Managers with finance reports, preparing EAC’s and BURN’s, status reports, variance reports.

Researched, developed reconciliations, explained, and compiled information for a DCAA audit on a large contract and other smaller contracts as well.

Other functions include preparing purchase requisitions, approving transactions, SIMS maintenance, TES reports, preparation of WOA’s, and IWO tracking. Feb 04 – May 06 UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ANALYST

HIGHMARK, Camp Hill, PA

Specialized position responsible for the direct leadership of all unclaimed property and escheatment activities, including preparing and remitting unclaimed property to all reporting jurisdictions within the United States and its territories according to their unclaimed property laws and regulations.

Performing, mailing, and processing due diligence letters prior to remitting property and money to the appropriate state.

Ensuring the unclaimed property system information reconciles to the general ledger and the bank reconciliation system.

In charge of testing all upgrades to the unclaimed property system prior to implementing to production.

Responsible for the coordination, analysis, implementation and technical support of the unclaimed property software and the policies and procedures utilized by the company to comply with the State laws and regulations.

Responsible for preparing procedural and training manuals for the unclaimed property system as well as the bank reconciliation system.

Responsible for the leadership and guidance of nonexempt staff and their day-to-day duties surrounding unclaimed property activities.

Reconcile, prepare, analyze, and submit monthly reconciliations, including unclaimed property and cash reconciliation’s.

Aug 01 – Feb 04 SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

HIGHMARK, Camp Hill, PA

Responsible for performing all required accounting functions for the private business accounting cycles.

Responsible for verifying the accuracy of information between the general ledger, bank reconciliation system (ReconPlus) and the bank statements for various cash accounts.

Reconcile, analyze, prepare, and submit monthly bank reconciliations. Accountable for resolving any reconciling items and variances within the cash accounts.

Responsible for various other duties pertaining to the Government business accounting cycles. Assist on special projects.

Nov 99 – Aug 01 PROVIDER AUDITOR I

VERITUS MEDICARE SERVICES/HIGHMARK, Camp Hill, PA

Utilize auditing and accounting principles to verify and properly document provider costs to the Medicare program.

Analyzed financial records and statistics to establish the accuracy of reimbursable costs claimed on provider cost reports.

Responsible for following published government regulations and publications for desk reviews and on-site audits.

Prepare correspondence for providers relating to audits and audit findings.

Participate in the training of new employees and other duties as assigned. Jan 96 – Nov 99 STAFF ACCOUNTANT

PINNACLE HEALTH SYSTEM, Harrisburg, PA

Prepare financial statements on a monthly basis of assigned corporate entities for Senior Management and board review.

Perform the month end closing of assigned corporate entities and analyze various balance sheet and expense accounts.

Perform and analyze daily and monthly revenue interface reconciliation for accuracy.

Prepare internal audit workpapers.

Assist in preparation of commentary and final budget packets.

Maintain the GFS PeopleSoft patient accounting general ledger system. Perform special projects as assigned.

Feb 90 – Dec 95 MEDICAL SECRETARY/CLAIMS PROCESSOR PINNACLE HEALTH SYSTEM, Harrisburg, PA

COMPUTER SKILS

Knowledge of Cost Point, SAP, Unclaimed Property Compliance System, ReconPlus, Cash Management System, Manual Payment System, Peoplesoft GL and Query, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Internet Explorer, Windows, Lotus Notes, Organizer and Email, Query Management Facility, INSINQ, OSCAR, PowerPoint, CROW (Cost Reporting software), STAR, Hyperion Pillar budgeting software, Dun and Bradstreet General Ledger System, Shared Medical Systems General Ledger, Patient Accounting, and Harmony software and Peachtree Accounting software.

EDUCATION

Jan 96 – May 00 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE, Elizabethtown, PA Bachelor of Science, Accounting

Jun 87 - Dec 90 HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Harrisburg, PA Associate Degree, Accounting

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